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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mckean (ranked 169 p4p, 88 weight class) and Tapu Koko (ranked 28 p4p, 15 weight class). Koko has chosen Aotearoa as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210
9 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
27
213
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mckean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mckean was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mckean passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Koko!
Koko is squirming around, avoiding Mckean's attempts to control the action.
Mckean quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mckean but it's paid off an Koko is forced to tap! Nice work by Mckean.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Mckean!
James Mckean retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, James Mckean started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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